Combined billfold and key holder



12, 1939.` p, WEGE COMBINED BILLFOLD AND KEY HOLDER Filed sept. 9, 1937lllll Illl Il IIIIIJ mvENToR ATTvRNEYs Ill IIIHHI IIIIHUII Il Illlll Ill I I l l |I|l|lllllll llllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIT IIIIIIIIOUI IIII Il?. IlIl II Illl Illlll|l\\|. llll lull Patented sept. 12, 1939 UNITED sTATEslPATENT oFFi-CE ,2,172,888 f COMBINED Burrow AND KEY Homan Philip wege,west Bend, wis., assigner to Amity Leather Products Go., West Bend, Wis.

Application September 9, 1937, Serial No. 163,064

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tend to work out of the pockets, resulting in considerable annoyance tothe billfold user. l5 Therefore, one of the salient objects of myinvention is to provide a billfold, or other carrying case, having novelkey-receiving scabbards incorporated therein in such a manner thatthekeys can be quickly and easily inserted in the desired position, andheid against movement during normal use of the billfold or case.

Another salient object of my invention is to provide a billfold or thelike, having flaps normally carried inside of one of the compartments ofthe billfold provided with key-receiving Scabbards, and movable out ofthe compartment, whereby the keys can be readily inserted in, or removedfrom, the scabbards.

A further important object of'my invention is to provide pockets carriedby one wall of the compartment for receiving the shanks or keybitsprotruding from the scabbards, whereby to hold the keys and thescabbards against accidental displacement from the compartment.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe'novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in

40 which drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a billfold, constructed in accordancewith my invention, having the front wall thereof broken away toillustrate the novel key-carrying scabbards.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through of the compartment, andanother scabbard in its normal position in the compartment. Figure ..5is view similar i0 Figur@ 4.' thawing (Cl. 15G-35) one of the scabbardsin a partially raised position to permit the insertion of the key shankin one of the stationary pockets, the other scabbard being in its normalposition with the key shank inserted in apocket.

While the invention has been illustrated and will be described incombination with a conventional type of billfold, it is to be understoodthat the same may be embodied in various carrying cases provided withcompartments, and, there- 10 fore, the invention is only to be limitedto the yextent of the appended claims.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the letterB designates generally a billfold, provided with front and rear l5 wallsI0 and II, respectively, with an intermediate partition I2 dividing thebillfold into front and rear compartments I3 and I4. The walls andpartition of the fold have their edges secured together bythe peripheralstitching I5, the upper 20 edge of the front wall I0 being free from thepartition to permit access to the front compartment I3; This frontcompartment I3 is provided for carrying papermoney, and other elongatediiexible objects. 25

In accordance with my invention I provide a flap I6 formed from flexiblematerial, such as leather or fabric, and the upper edge of the flap issecured to the partition wall I2 by the peripheral stitching I5. Theflap is arranged on one 30 face of the inner surface of the compartmentI3,

`and due to the flexibility of the flap, the same can be swung into andout of the compartment through the open end thereof. This flap hasformed thereon, or secured thereto, key-receiving 35 scabbards, wherebyduplicate automobile keys and the like can be conveniently carried inthe billfold.

As illustrated, the flap is slotted longitudinally, vas at I1, toprovide independent legs I8 and I9. 40 'I'he lower ends of these legsare then folded back upon themselves to form walls 20 for the scabbard.These walls 20 are secured at their longitudinal edges to the body ofthe flap by stitching 2l. By this construction the upper ends of the 45scabbards are left open, and the folded portion of the ap is slotted, asat 22, through which the shanks or bits of the keys are adapted to beinserted. The walls 20, in conjunction with the body of the iiap, formthe scabbards, and the walls 20 are arranged on the inner face of theflap when the ap is in its inserted position in the compartment I3, sothat asmooth outer surface be had, which will notl hinder the insertionof paper notes into the compartment.

into the pockets 24. 'I'hese pockets eiectively hold the keys and flapsagainst accidental displacement, and the pockets and aps form acomplete, smooth interior i'or the compartment.

The pockets 24 can be formed from a single strip of leather, or othermaterial, and are secured in place by means of the stitching 23heretotore mentioned. The stitching can be so spaced as to form thepockets.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that I have provided anexceptionally simple and novel means for carrying duplicate keys in abillfold, or the like. f

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. In a key-carrying case provided with a compartment, a iexible apsecured to the case and movable into and out of the compartment, ascabbard on said fiap for receiving a key and having an opening thereinthrough which the shank of the key is adapted to protrude, and astationary pocket in said compartment for receiving the shank of the keywhen the flap is inserted in the compartment.

2. In a carrying-case provided with a compartment, a flexible iiapsecured to the upper edge of one wall of the compartment and movableinto and out of the compartment, a stationary pocket secured to thementioned wall of the compartment and disposed below the lower edge ofthe iiap, and a key-receiving scabbard on the inner face of the flaphaving an entrance opening for vthe head of the key at one end and a keyshankreceiving slot at-its other end. the shank of the key being movableinto the pocket when the ilap is inserted in the compartment.

3. A billiold comprising a bodyprovided with an article-receivingcompartment, means for carrying and supporting keys in said compari:`met including a flexible nap secured at its outer edge to the outer edgeof one wall of the articlereceiving compartment. a seabbard on the flapfor receiving the handle of a key whereby the key can be moved into andout of the compartment, the shank of the key being adapted to projectoutwardly beyond the scabbard and a stational-y pocket in saidcompartment for detachably receiving the shank oi' the key when the napis'inserted in the compartment.

`\4. In a device for carrying articles, a body. means for carrying andsupporting keys on said body including a iiexible nap secured adjacentone edge to the body, a scabbard on the nap for receiving the handle ofa key the' shank o! the key being adapted to project beyond thescabbard, and a stationary pocket on said body for detachably receivingthe shank of the key when the iiap is in a lowered position for holdingthe 1 iiap and key against accidental movement, the scabbard and pocketcompletely enclosing the key.

5. In a device for carrying articles, a body,

means for carrying and supporting keys on 'said body including aflexible scabbard secured adiacent its outer end to the body forreceiving the handle of a key, said scabbard having a keyshank-receiving slot in its inner end the shank c! the key being adaptedto project beyond the scabbard through the slot, and a stationary pocketon said body inward of the scabbard and opening out toward the scabbardfor receiving the shank of the key when the scabbard is in a loweredposition for holding the scab'bard and key against accidental movement,the scabbard and pocket completely enclosing the key.

' PHILIP WEGE.

